Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Factual information

188 The Minister must provide in writing any factual information about a practitioner with respect to cannabis that has been obtained under the Act or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to the provincial professional licensing authority that is responsible for the authorization of individuals to practise their profession

• (a) in a province in which the practitioner is, or was, entitled to practise if

  • (i) the authority submits to the Minister a written request that sets out the practitioner’s name and address, a description of the information requested and a statement that the information is required for the purpose of assisting a investigation by the authority, or

  • (ii) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the practitioner has

    • (A) contravened, in relation to cannabis, a rule of conduct established by the authority,

    • (B) been convicted of a designated offence or a controlled substance offence in relation to cannabis,

    • (C) contravened these Regulations, or

    • (D) contravened the Narcotic Control Regulations in relation to cannabis; or

• (b) in a province in which the practitioner is not entitled to practise, if the authority submits to the Minister

  • (i) a written request that sets out the practitioner’s name and address and a description of the information requested, and

  • (ii) a document that shows that

    • (A) the practitioner has applied to that authority to practise in that province, or

    • (B) the authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the practitioner is practising in that province without being authorized to do so.